Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 6.75 million in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.75 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
129th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.75 million
in 2022
All-time low
1.64 million
in 1998
Years of data
26
1997–2022

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1997–2022

2.0M4.0M6.0M1997200920221997: 1.8M1998: 1.6M1999: 1.7M2000: 1.8M2001: 1.9M2002: 2.1M2003: 2.1M2004: 2.3M2005: 2.4M2006: 2.5M2007: 2.7M2008: 3.0M2009: 3.2M2010: 3.5M2011: 3.8M2012: 4.2M2013: 4.5M2014: 4.7M2015: 5.0M2016: 5.2M2017: 5.6M2018: 5.9M2019: 6.2M2020: 6.5M2021: 6.7M2022: 6.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 6.75 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 6.75 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million, in 1998.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 129th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1997 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1997 1.78 million
1998 1.64 million -7.7%
1999 1.70 million +3.3%
2000 1.79 million +5.4%
2001 1.94 million +8.5%
2002 2.05 million +6.1%
2003 2.09 million +1.7%
2004 2.25 million +7.8%
2005 2.40 million +6.3%
2006 2.54 million +5.9%
2007 2.67 million +5.3%
2008 2.98 million +11.6%
2009 3.24 million +8.6%
2010 3.49 million +7.9%
2011 3.83 million +9.7%
2012 4.15 million +8.4%
2013 4.47 million +7.7%
2014 4.65 million +4.0%
2015 4.96 million +6.6%
2016 5.22 million +5.2%
2017 5.56 million +6.6%
2018 5.88 million +5.7%
2019 6.20 million +5.6%
2020 6.50 million +4.7%
2021 6.68 million +2.7%
2022 6.75 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.70 million 1.64 million 1.78 million 3
2000s 2.39 million 1.79 million 3.24 million 10
2010s 4.84 million 3.49 million 6.20 million 10
2020s 6.64 million 6.50 million 6.75 million 3

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 126 Mauritania 38,950 compare
  2. 127 Timor-Leste 38,276 compare
  3. 128 Jamaica 34,896 compare
  4. 129 Qatar 34,815 compare
  5. 130 Congo 34,412 compare
  6. 131 North Macedonia 33,898 compare
  7. 132 Republic of Moldova 33,675 compare

See the full ranking of 417 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 6.75 million in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 6.75 million in 2022.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million in 1998.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,681 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release